Oct 02, 2001 - Sale 1907

Sale 1907 - Lot 78

Price Realized: $ 1,092
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
(TRAVEL) egypt; africa; india; and malta
Album containing 74 exotic prints comprising 23 photographs of India including the details of the Taj Mahal, portraits of wealthy Indian individuals and families, men worshiping in the Palace of Lights, and bustling street scenes; 14 photographs of Aden, including sparsely clad portraits of native warriors by zangaki and arnoux; 14 photographs of Cairo, including the Great Pyramids, portraits of Egyptian men and women, also by zangaki and arnoux; 13 photographs of Malta by agius capturing the architectural details of St. John's Church, the Governor's Palace, various views of the Strada Reale, and portraits documenting Maltese dress for men and women; plus 10 unidentified photographs. Albumen prints, 7¼x9 and smaller, mounted one to 2 per page recto and verso, some with captions and credit in the negative. Oblong folio, morocco, worn with loss to edges; all edges gilt. 1880s-90s